Double-decked car.



PATBNTED AUG. 7, 1906.v

G. E. LUCE E E. LAMBERT.

'DOUBLE DECKBD CAR.

APPLICATION EILED Nov. 4. 1905.

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No. 827,807. PATENTED AUGJ, 1906. G.'E. LUCE &*P. LAMBERT.

DOUBLE DECKED CAR.

APPLIoATloN FILED Nov. 4. 1905.

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GRAFTON E.- LUCE AND FRANK LAMBER", OF CHICAGO, lLLlNOIS.

DOUBLE-DECKED CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed Aug. 7, 190e.

Application filed November 4:, 1905. Serial No. 285,855.

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Be it known that we, GRAFTON E. LUCE and FRANK LAMBERT, citizens of theUnited States, residing in Chicago, county of Cook, and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Double-Decked Cars, of which the following is a speciflcation.

Our invention relates to that class of cars adapted to be used fordrying bricks.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple,economical, and efficient double-decked car.

Our invention consists in the features hereinafter described andclaimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a carconstructed in accordance with our improvements; Fig. 2, a transversesectional view taken on line 2 of Fig. l looking in the direction of thearrow;y

Fig. 3, a' plan view of a portion of the car, showing one side of thelower deck Fig. 4, a perspective view of one of the socket members forholding the side stakes Fig. 5, a similar view of the lower end of oneof the side stakes, and Fig. 6 a similar view of the up p er portion ofone of the side stakes.

'n constructing a car in accordance with our improvements we provide acar-frame having side sills a, formed of angle-irons, the upperhorizontal flanges of which extend outward laterally, as shown in Fig.2. To these side sills are secured depending brackets b, having suitablebearings, in which are journaled axles c of the car-trucks, which may beof any ordinary and well-known type. Inwardly-extending lugs c upon thebrackets engage the lower edges of the side sills andV form a rigidsupport therefor.

A plurality of transverse beams d, formed of T-irons, extendtransversely from side sill to side sill and have their opposite endssecured to the side sills by means of suitable bolts. The upper surfacesof the transverse beams are upon a plane slightly below the top surfacesof the side sills. These upper surfaces are recessed at intervals, so asto form seats for a series of longitudinal metallic slats e, which aremounted in the recessed portions of the transverse beams with theirupper surfaces fiush with the upper surface of these beams. By somounting the longitudinal slats they are spaced apart, so as to permitthe free circulation of air for drying the bricks supported thereby.

In the recesses in the transverse beams are pins or projections g, whichare adapted to enter suitable perforations L in the longitudinal slatsto hold these slats firmly in position. By this construction we haveprovided a rigid deck of the required strength to withstand the str ainsto which it is subjected in use. End flanges t, upon the transversebeams, abut against the inner sides ofthe side sills and serve to form awell-braced joint between the transverse beams and side sills.

Socket members for holding the standards are provided and mounted atsuitable intervals along the outside of each side sill. We have shownthe sockets secured to the side sills by means of bolts 7c but it isobvious that they may, if so desired, be made integral with the sidesills. These socket members are each provided with a socket or openingZfor receiving the lower ends of the standards, and the outer uppersurface portions m of such socket members project above the inner uppersurface portions n. The flanges of the side sills thus extend over theinner portions of the socket members, and their upper surfaces are flushwith the top surfaces fm of the socket members.

Standards o, having lateral bottom flanges p, are mounted with theirbottom ends q in the openi igs or pockets of the socket m'embers, thelateral flanges of the standards resting upon the upper surface portionsof the socket members and upon the upper surface of the adjacent sidesill, as shown in Fig. 2. These standards are preferably T-shaped incross-section throughout their main body portions and are provided attheir upper ends with spaced lugs r for receiving the depending flangess of the transverse T-iron members of the upper deck. The upper deck isformed of a plurality of these transverse T- iron members, each havingtop lateral flanges and a depending central flange or web portionextending between the lugs r of the standards. These T-irons arepivotally secured to the standards on each side of the car by means ofpivots or bolts t, which extend through perforations u in the hingemembers or lugs of the standards. rlhe upper ends of the standards areprovided with inwardly-curved flange portions o, which extend beneaththe lateral flanges of the transverse upper deck members when the partsare in operative position, as shown in Fig. 2, thus forming an efficientsupport for the upper deck. The inner edges w of the lugs r are IOO cutaway or inclined, so as to enable the upper lateral flanges of thetransverse T-irons s to rest upon the fianges v of the standardsnotwithstanding the more or less expanded or flaring nature of thevertical web or flange portions of such T-irons.

The upper deck is provided with a multi# plicity oflongitudinally-extending slats y, laid upon the transverse members abovedescribed and secured thereto, so as to form a rigid structure. Thestandards on each side of the car are connected by means of longitudinalbraces 2, preferably in the form of metallic pipes having flattenedportions 3 secured to the lower portions of the side stakes by means ofbolts 4.

By the above arrangement it will be seen that the upper deck ispivotally secured on both sides to the standards and that it is adaptedto be swung upward to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2,carrying with it the standards on either side of the car, as desired, soas to leave one side of the lower deck entirely unobstructed. rl`helower deck may then be loaded from the unobstructed side and the upperdeck lowered to operative position over the lower deck, where it isrigidly supported by the braced standards, as shown in Fig. 2, the sidestakes being all snugly seated in the socket members above described.The standards rest partially upon the side sills and are firmly bracedby means of the lateral flanges and the depending end portions Whichextend into the socket members.

In operation these cars are commonly rolled into the drying-shed uponslightly-inclined tracks, being propelled by force of gravity. In comingin contact withI the cars already in theshed they are subjected toshocks and strains which the braced standards and upper deckresist. Inorder to further strengthen the car against these longitudinal stressesand strains, the opposite ends of the upper deck are made to extend outsubstantially ushwith the ends ofthe lower deck, so that they come incontact with the ends of the upper decks of the adjacent cars whenrolled into the dryingshed. These strains upon the standards are thusmaterially reduced.

We claiml. In a car of the class described, the combination of acar-frame provided with a lower deck,an upper deck above the lower deck,and standards pivotally connected with the upper deck and movabletherewith into and out of operative position.

2. In a car of the class described, the combination of a car-frameprovided with a lower deck, standards mounted on the lower deck, and anupper deck having both sides pivotally secured to the standards andmovable to raisld and lowered positions above the lower dec 3. A carhaving a lower deck and an upper deck, and standards detachably mountedon the lower deck and pivotally connected to the upper deck. v

4. A car having a lower deck and an upper deck, sockets on the lowerdeck, and standards mounted in the sockets at one end and pivotallyconnected to the upper deck at the other end. l

5. A car having a lower deck and an upper deck, sockets on the lowerdeck, and standards mounted in the sockets having lateral bottomflanges, said standards being pivotally connected at their opposite endsto the upper deck.

6. In a car of the class described, the combination of a frame providedwith side sills, socket members secured to such sills, and standardsmounted in such socket members and provided with lower end portionsextending over the edge ofthe side sills and supported thereby.

GRAFTON E. LUCE. FRANK LAMBERT. vitnesses:

ANNIE C. COURTENAY, JENNIE A. MACEDWARD.

